Five years after my wife's death, she came back!

Exhausted, Shi Ying returned to her little apartment, kicked off her shoes, threw down her bag, and collapsed onto the sofa.

She lay there playing for a while until it got dark before she decided to take a bath.

The warm water enveloped her slender body. Shi Ying leaned back, let out a long sigh, and felt extremely comfortable.

The misty air washed away her fatigue, and Shi Ying's eyelids drooped, making her feel drowsy.

The water rippled gently, and the rising steam made her fair cheeks flush red. In his dazed state, Shi Ying seemed to feel someone hugging him from behind.

She couldn't open her eyes no matter what she did; all she could feel were intense, burning kisses falling on her back and neck.

Suddenly, a pair of arms wrapped around her waist, picked her up, and then put her down again.

"Hmm..."

Shi Ying froze as soon as she made a sound.

That sweet and delicate voice, is it hers?

Soon, she lost all interest in anything else. She was like a small boat adrift on the waves, floating to and fro with the current, sometimes being lifted up by the wind and waves, and sometimes sinking heavily to the bottom.

......

When Shi Ying opened her eyes again, she found that she was cold all over.

The water in the bathtub had gone cold; she had fallen asleep while taking a bath.

Shi Ying sat up and looked at her flushed cheeks and tearful eyes in the mirror. She felt a mix of disbelief and shame.

Why is she having another erotic dream?

Shi Ying was going crazy.

Who is this scoundrel who keeps harassing her in her dreams all day long?!

*

On Monday, Shi Ying walked listlessly to the company.

She hasn't slept well these past two nights; every time she closes her eyes, she's caught up in those strange erotic dreams.

The man in her dream called her baby and wife. While cursing him for being shameless in her heart, Shi Ying couldn't help but succumb to his actions.

When she woke up, she was covered in sticky sweat.

As Shi Ying entered the company gate, she seemed completely drained of energy, listlessly being pushed by the crowd towards the elevator.

Sitting at his workstation in a daze, Jiang Mingxue and Su Wan hadn't arrived yet, but the door to the president's office was wide open, and he wondered if anyone was inside.

Shi Ying hesitated for a moment, but decided to stay at her workstation for now. She didn't want to be called in again and really hoped that Secretary Jiang had already returned.

But fate clearly did not favor her, for before she had even warmed her seat, a familiar voice came from the office:

"Shi Ying, come in."

Shi Ying let out a wail, patted her stiff face, and lowered her head as she moved inside.

Shang Chenyan immediately noticed the dark circles under her eyes. How could she have gotten herself into such a state in just one day?

Sure enough, without him by her side, she still couldn't take care of herself.

"Didn't you get enough rest over the weekend?" the man's deep voice rang out.

Shi Ying paused for a moment before saying, "No, I just slept in a bit late. Mr. Shang, is there anything I can help you with?"

Shang Chenyan glanced at a document without looking up: "Jiang Wen went on a business trip. You'll be with me this week."

"Go get me a cup of coffee."

Shi Ying gave an "oh" and resignedly went to the tea room to make him a cup of coffee.

She brought in the coffee and stood across the table from him. Just as she was about to put the cup down, she saw the man bend his finger and point to the spot on his right: "Put it here."

Shi Ying pouted, "He's so lazy."

She could only walk around the table to his side and place the coffee where it was most convenient for him.

Just as she was about to leave, Shi Ying suddenly felt something trip her up, and she lost her balance and fell forward.

Just then, her wrist was suddenly grabbed. Shi Ying stopped falling by the force behind her, but she staggered back a few steps and fell straight into the man's arms.

An arm naturally wrapped around her waist.

When you look up, you are surrounded by four directions.

Shi Ying was stunned.

Beneath her buttocks were the man's strong, powerful legs, and her hand had somehow grabbed the man's expensive white shirt, leaving a crease on it.

"I'm...I'm sorry!" Shi Ying hurriedly tried to get up.

Just then, the sound of high heels clicking on the tiles rang out, particularly jarring in the empty building.

An angry female voice came from outside the door: "Brother Chen Yan, do you have to be so ruthless?"

The voice sounds familiar.

Before Shi Ying could turn around, she felt a hand grip the back of her neck and press her head into the man's arms.

"Don't move." The man's thin lips were almost touching her ear.

As soon as she finished speaking, Meng Shuyan stormed in.

Upon seeing this scene in the office, she froze on the spot, the words she was about to say stuck in her throat.

"What...what are you doing?"

Shi Ying recognized the voice; it was the woman who had hit her on the street on Saturday.

Shang Chenyan pressed the back of her head, then calmly glanced at the furious woman: "Who gave you permission to come in?"

"Is this the kind of upbringing the Meng family instructs us to trespass on other people's workplaces?"

Meng Shuyan staggered back two steps. She was able to get in by borrowing Cheng Suyun's name.

"Brother Chen Yan, who is she?"

"This seems to be none of your business." Shang Chenyan pressed the phone on the table and ordered in a calm voice, "Come up and take them away."

Meng Shuyan pointed at Shi Ying's retreating figure and questioned, "You refuse to agree to the marriage alliance because you have another woman outside? And you even brought her to the company?"

"And what about the woman you met that day? Who is she to you?"

"You terminated your cooperation with the Meng family because of that woman from that day?"

Shang Chenyan was getting a headache from her nagging. He said calmly, "Miss Meng has already shown up uninvited twice, last Saturday and today. Have I been too lenient? Is that why you dare to be so unscrupulous?"

When Meng Shuyan met his calm and unfazed gaze, she felt a chill run down her spine.

In just one weekend, several important projects that my family and the businesses we were working on were halted. They were able to continue because the businesses invested in them, but now that the funding chain has broken, if they can't come up with the money to make up for it, all the effort they've put in will be wasted.

So how much money will the Meng family lose?

Moreover, those opportunists, seeing businesses withdrawing their investment, might suspect something has happened to the Meng family, making it difficult to attract investment again.

Shi Ying was completely confused. Had the two families severed ties?

Shang Chenyan's slightly rough fingertips roamed over the back of her neck, causing Shi Ying to tremble, but she stubbornly refused to move.

Luckily, she didn't wear a ponytail today; her black hair was loose, otherwise she would definitely have been recognized.

She had no desire to get involved in Shang Chenyan's love and hate entanglements.

Shang Chenyan's eyes were cold: "No matter whose excuse you use, if there is a next time, I will make the Meng family disappear."

Before Meng Shuyan could finish speaking, security guards came in.

Shang Chenyan coldly ordered, "Take them away. If you let anyone up here again, you're fired."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Shang."

Several security guards grabbed Meng Shuyan and dragged her outside. Meng Shuyan struggled, crying, "Shang Chenyan, don't go too far!"

"Aren't you afraid your mother will find out if you do this?"